My favorite chef

Click on link above (which I think is also the title) for a really interesting Q&A with Giada di Laurentiis, granddaughter of movie producer Dino di Laurentiis. In this interview, she cites her favorite dried pasta (Barilla), lists the ingredients any Italian food fan should have in his/her pantry (including capers, Italian canned tuna and olive oil) and explains how she stays so thin (portion control, roller blading and good genes). Well worth a read.

I recently bought her book, "Everyday Italian," a glossy, pretty, simple book with fantastic recipes inside . . .most things can be made in a half hour or less and use stuff that you probably have laying around. Love it.